Red family · Vintage
Red
Retired1959–1972
Bright, bold, and a shade lighter than current day's Scarlet - meet Red. Produced from 1959 to 1972 by The Fiesta Tableware Company, it can evoke a range of emotions, but is commonly associated with hunger.
If you own Red, set the table with these
5 combinations, every one built only from colors Fiesta has actually produced. Each says which rule it follows, and which pieces you can still buy today.
Buy these to go with it
Red was retired in 1972, but these are all in production now -- the set you can actually finish buying.
Opposite on the wheel
Evergreen sits roughly opposite Red in hue, which is the highest-contrast pairing the palette offers. The neutrals keep it from shouting.
All red
Every color here is from the red family, arranged light to dark. A single-family table reads calm and deliberate rather than busy.
Three-way split
Forest Green and Sapphire sit about a third of the way around the color wheel from Red in each direction. Evenly spaced hues stay lively without any one taking over.
- White
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Your color Red
- Sapphire
- Forest Green
Next-door hues
These sit within about 55° of Red on the color wheel. Neighbouring hues blend instead of competing, which suits a table you want to feel warm rather than graphic.
- Rose
- Antique Gold
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Your color Red
- Chocolate
Production
Closest colors in the palette
Ranked by CIEDE2000 (ΔE) against Red. Under about ΔE 5 two colors are hard to tell apart side by side — useful when you are identifying an unmarked piece.
On the table alongside Red
9 colors were in production at the same time: